Previous HGNC Symbols for LMX1B Gene

Previous GeneCards Identifiers for LMX1B Gene

Summaries for LMX1B Gene

Entrez Gene Summary for LMX1B Gene

This gene encodes a member of LIM-homeodomain family of proteins containing two N-terminal zinc-binding LIM domains, 1 homeodomain, and a C-terminal glutamine-rich domain. It functions as a transcription factor, and is essential for the normal development of dorsal limb structures, the glomerular basement membrane, the anterior segment of the eye, and dopaminergic and serotonergic neurons. Mutations in this gene are associated with nail-patella syndrome. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]

Molecular function for LMX1B Gene

transcriptional regulator of the LIM-homeo domain,LMX1A related gene,highly expressed in renal development and skeletal patterning,found in adult testis,thyroid,duodenum,skeletal muscle,pancreatic islets,involved in dorsal-ventral limb patterning and kidney development